Tax credits aimed at cultivating a domestic EV and battery manufacturing industry were a key element of Biden’s signature climate bill.
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Utah cat with fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box
Since word got out, owner Carrie Clark has been sharing her cat’s story, with advice to microchip your pets and to double-check your Amazon boxes before returning them.
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Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
The new ban has an exception for saving a woman’s life, as well as in cases involving rape and incest. But health care workers are still prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force vote on ousting Speaker Johnson
Johnson has come under heavy criticism from some Republicans for moving forward with aid for Ukraine as part of a $95 billion emergency spending package that passed this month.
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What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
Attorney General Merrick Garland recommends loosening restrictions on marijuana, a historic shift in federal drug policy.
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Poland Spring rolling out water in aluminum bottles
Poland Spring parent company BlueTriton announced the aluminum bottles are part of a long-term sustainability plan.
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UCLA faces criticism for failure to act to stop attack on pro-Palestinian encampment
Tent encampments of protesters calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza have spread across the country in a student movement unlike any other in the 21st century.
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Lawmakers and advocates make last-ditch push to extend affordable internet subsidy
The program, which is set to expire at the end of May, helps people with limited means pay their broadband bills.
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Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas persist
The Israeli prime minister says stopping the war before the nation’s goals are achieved is ‘out of the question.’
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Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson’s job if Republicans try to oust him
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed a motion to vacate last month and told reporters she’s laying the groundwork for future consideration.